Sunday, 22 July 2012

Some "Me Time" At Last

After a hectic two weeks that feel like two months we both finally got time to have some "me time" yesterday. We started with breakfast with Duncan, Sarah and Rose and were even able to eat in the cafe garden at Balgove on the edge of St Andrews in brilliant sunshine.

Marion then went with Sarah to Dundee for a few hours shopping (a trip that was unfortunately marred by a car breakdown) and I managed to get in not only an hour's cycling but also two or three hours out with the metal detector.

The bike ride blew away the cobwebs of the last fortnight's sedentary lifestyle and I then drove to the field a couple of miles away from the caravan where, in May, I took the call from the estate agents advising me that they had sold our house. It's in a lovely spot and, with the sun still shining brightly I was out on the field in a few minutes.

And it wasn't very long before the detector sprang into life with signal after signal.

And pretty much as last time I visited the field I dug up plenty of pre-decimal pennies ranging from Victoria through to Elizabeth.

But I also found couple of artefacts. A nice old shoe buckle, a tiny padlock locket, a gilded stud and what may be the wheel from an old toy.

A George V silver threepence and sixpence also surfaced as shiny as they were on the day that they were lost.

And I found what looks like the end of an old spoon and an old Girl Guides' whistle lacking its mouthpiece.

I know that none of this will qualify for a spot on that treasure programme that ITV is running at the moment but it was great to get out in the fresh air and to uncover some stuff that's been lost for over eighty years. There's a very old building in the field so there's still a chance of something older turning up next time.

We've had another day relaxing with the Sunday papers today and more relaxation planned for tomorrow before we're back on the road again on Tuesday in anticipation of the arrival of our second grandchild.

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WELCOME My name is John Brassey ex MD of Instanta. I retired on 30/11/2010 but have continued blogging after enjoying writing Instanta’s blog for several years. This blog is charting our retirement and now and then there may be some words of helpful advice to businesses gained from my 40 years experience. I am 62 and was a lifelong supporter of Liverpool FC where I held a season ticket on the Kop for almost 40 years but lost interest in 2011/12 (although Klopp's arrival has rekindled the interest). I have plenty of other interests including photography, gym, travel, writing, metal detecting and cinema. I also love business mentoring which I do for several small businesses.I am married to Marion who worked with me at Instanta and we have two children. Sarah is 36 and lives with partner Duncan in St Andrews. With degrees in Maths and Philosophy, she started a career as a Maths Teacher but she's now a brilliant yoga instructor teaching mums, dads and kids. She's also mum to our lovely first granddaughter Rose (5) and our third Melody (3) who arrived in Sept 2013. After gaining a degree in PPE at Balliol Oxford, Paul (34) is working in TV as Head Of Development at Remarkable . He created Sky's smash hit sports panel show "A League Of Their Own" He and his wife Josephine presented us with our second granddaughter Catherine in July 2012 and our first grandson Theodore in July 2015. I love writing and my first two novels Give Me Your Tomorrow and Mr Pendergast's Fantastic FInd are now available from Amazon.Buy a copy and make me happy. Write a review and make me happier still.